The Ontario government is busy pushing out regulations, and seeking comments on new ones. Current consultations include:
| Second Extension of the 2007 Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) (source: Environmental Registry) |
| Federal-Provincial Agreement |
| Comments Due Date: February 28, 2011 |
| Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Engineers Association’s Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (source: Environmental Registry) |
| Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Engineers Association’s Municipal Class Environmental Assessment |
| Comments Due Date: February 25, 2011 |
| New Regulatory Provisions under the General Regulation 113/91 of the Mining Act – interest rates and receipt of electronic documents. |
| The Ministry proposes to amend the General Regulation to prescribe the interest rate owing on overdue accounts and the time of receipt of documents submitted by electronic means. |
| Comments Due Date: February 12, 2011 |
| New Regulatory Provisions under the Forms Regulation 195/06 of the Mining Act – New or amended forms. |
| The Ministry proposes to develop or amend various forms, for example, recording mining claims, notification requirements, updated FIPPA language, various administrative amendments. |
| Comments Due Date: February 12, 2011 |
| Amendments to Ontario Regulation 455/09 (source: Environmental Registry) |
| The Ministry is proposing to amend O. Reg. 455/09 to: 1. Extend the requirement for Phase I toxic substance reduction plans and plan summaries. 2. Address the requirements related to “toxic substance reduction planners”. 3. Revise the exemption criteria for dioxins, furans and hexachlorobenzene. |
| Comments Due Date: January 31, 2011 |
| Proposal to Amend O. Reg. 82/95 (Appliance and Equipment Efficiency) under the Green Energy Act, 2009 (source: Environmental Registry) |
| Regulatory Amendment |
| Comments Due Date: January 28, 2011 |
| Environmental Noise Guideline – Noise Assessment Criteria for Stationary Sources and for Land Use Planning (Publication NPC-300) (source: Environmental Registry) |
| The purpose of the policy proposal for the draft “Environmental Noise Guideline – Noise Assessment Criteria for Stationary Sources and for Land Use Planning (Publication NPC-300)” is to update three existing noise-related guidelines issued by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE). |
| Comments Due Date: January 15, 2011 |